Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Tied to Rheumatoid Arthritis: Points to Ponder

Overview

Journal Front Immunol

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 2021 Feb 15

PMID 33584645

Citations 32

Authors

Wenpeng Song

Jing Ye

Nanfang Pan

Chunyu Tan

Martin Herrmann

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Abstract

In recent years, neutrophil extracellular traps at the forefront of neutrophil biology have proven to help capture and kill pathogens involved in the inflammatory process. There is growing evidence that persistent neutrophil extracellular traps drive the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. In this paper, we summarize the potential of neutrophil extracellular traps to drive the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and experimental animal models. We also describe the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in association with neutrophil extracellular traps.

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